The Chicago Police Board on Thursday voted 5-3 to fire CPD Sgt. Alex Wolinski for his role in the botched 2019 raid at the home of social worker Anjanette Young.
Former CPD Superintendent David Brown brought administrative charges against Wolinski in November 2021, recommending that he be fired. Wolinski, who joined the department in 2002, was accused of violating eight departmental rules, including inattention to duty, disobedience of an order and disrespect to or maltreatment of any person.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability also called for Wolinski’s firing. Meanwhile, COPA said several other officers present during the raid should face suspensions — including officer Ella French, who was shot and killed during a traffic stop in West Englewood in August 2021 — but to date no other officers have faced police board charges for the raid.
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